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Jim and his whistle

On September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 By @joysofrunningIn Just for laughs, Training1 Comment

Here we go again with Jim and his whistle. Wednesday night's workout was 1 minute intervals followed by 1 minute recoveries at the track for 25 minutes. Apparently, this is how the Kenyans train. 😅 Jim told me to go at a 4:20ish pace for the intervals, which is slightly faster than my 5k race …

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Just survive

On September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 By @joysofrunningIn TrainingLeave a comment

Wednesday night's run was held in a sauna. "Just survive" was the motto of the day. Thankfully, Jim had mercy on us and let us run intervals at Bayview park which is mostly shaded and has a splash pad for us to cool off. Unfortunately, the water fountain wasn't working so those who didn't bring …

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This. Is. 41.

On August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 By @joysofrunningIn Just for laughs, Training4 Comments

I've been celebrating my birthday since last Saturday but yesterday was my actual birthday. Instead of celebrating my birthday with my family, I ran with the ninjas! This is how I know I am addicted to running! As I was running out of my house, an SUV pulls onto my street and I realized it …

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So hot!

On July 4, 2018 By @joysofrunningIn TrainingLeave a comment

We ran intervals at the park today again. It was super hot (33C feels like 37C!) so my medium and fast intervals were pretty much the same speed as my recovery pace. 😂 Toward the end of the intervals, there was a kid screaming in pain crouched over on a bench. He was with his …

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